Mississippi -- History -- 19th century

Scope and Contents The Address to the People of Hinds County, authored by John D. Freeman in 1865, is a broadside that explores the legal and social status of freedmen in Mississippi during the Reconstruction era. In the address, Freeman acknowledges the constitutional amendments granting formerly enslaved individuals personal liberty and property rights while emphasizing the state’s role in protecting these rights. He particularly focuses on the legal implications of these...

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Account ledger of R. Aaron Dean showing debits and credits charged to various individuals

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Documents from the mid nineteenth century, including store and tax receipts, court orders, letters, property appraisals, etc., from Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi, mainly pertaining to West Alabama

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Typescript copy of Gaines's "Reminiscences of Early Times in the Mississippi Territory," which discusses the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians and treaties (1810-1840).

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This document is an incomplete letter written by Miss Julia, a teacher from Philadelphia, to her brother on November 18, likely in the 1850s. In the letter, she describes her experiences living and working in Mississippi, offering personal observations on life in a slave state. The letter provides a firsthand perspective on the experiences of a teacher from the North in the South before the Civil War.